Kulter. guest
11 November, 2011
CACTUS TRUCK ft. DAVE REMPIS (Chicago)
DAVE REMPIS, saxophones
JOHN DIKEMAN, saxophones
JASPER STADHOUDERS, guitar and bass
ONNO GOVAERT, drums
“…Cactus Truck, a band that underlines the vitality of the Amsterdam scene.” Worm, Rotterdam
“the result is a fine improvisation that takes its elements out of free jazz as well as noise music with a punk attitude.” Sietse van Erve, De Subjectivisten
Cactus Truck creates startlingly intense music, not merely in terms of volume or velocity but through complete physical/psychological surrender. One can find hints of delta blues, early free jazz, Japanese noise, and no wave in their music.
Cactus Truck, which is based in Amsterdam, has performed extensively in the Netherlands and Belgium at venues including the Bimhuis, SJU Jazzpodium, Worm, 013, etc. Member John Dikeman was recently selected for the 2011 Young VIPs Tour (an honor awarded to two musicians in the Netherlands every year) which will feature Cactus Truck + Norwegian bassist Jon Rune Strøm playing in all of the major jazz venues in the Netherlands.
Cactus Truck has worked frequently with members of The Ex, including Terrie Ex, Andy Moor, Colin McLean and Arnold de Boer (ZEA). Other musicians that have collaborated with Cactus Truck include: Han Bennink, Dave Rempis, Ab Baars, Teun Verbruggen, Gerri Jäger (Knalpot). Cactus Truck has shared the stage with The Ex, The Thing, Thomas Ankersmit, Kevin Drumm, Jackdaw with Crowbar, ZEA.
Cactus Truck’s members have collaborated with many of the great improvisers on the international scene (Peter Evans, Paal Nilssen-Love, Ken Vandermark, Joe McPhee, Mike Reed, Wilbert de Joode, Andrew D´Angelo, Arthur Doyle, Klaus Kugel, Jim Black, Tatsuya Nakatani, Trevor Dunn, Noel Redding amongst many others).
“from the first note they throw themselves into the noble battle, yearning for the knighthood… once again the battle was an unheard success.” Hessel Veldman, Gonzo (circus)
“The three of them improvise wildly… A roaring saxophone, a guitar sounding like a jigsaw and inimitable drums. Brilliant to the enthusiast, a terror to the other.” 3VOOR12
“Improvisations of a raw beauty, grinding and chaotic.” Ab Baars
Dave Rempis was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts on March 24th, 1975. He began his musical studies at the age of 8, inspired by a family friend who played clarinet in local Greek bands, and by Zoot, of the Muppets Band, to pick up saxophone. During high school he performed in his town, district, and all-state bands and wind ensembles, as well as in a jazz combo at a local music school.
In 1993, Rempis began a degree in classical saxophone at Northwestern University with Frederick Hemke. Finding this environment stifling, Rempis quickly ditched the music degree to pursue studies in anthropology and ethnomusicology. As part of these studies, he spent a year at the International Centre for African Music and Dance at the University of Ghana, Legon, studying African music and ethnomusicology. He also continued to perform with many different types of groups, ranging from highlife and reggae bands while in Ghana, to jazz, free jazz, funk, and contemporary music ensembles at home. He graduated from Northwestern in 1997.
Upon graduating, Rempis decided to focus on performing, and in March of 1998 was asked to replace saxophonist Mars Williams in the well-known Chicago jazz outfit The Vandermark Five. This opportunity catapulted him to notoriety as he began to tour regularly throughout the US and Europe playing clubs, concert halls, and festivals on both continents.
During his tenure with The Vandermark Five, Rempis also began to develop the many Chicago-based groups for which he is currently known. These include The Rempis Percussion Quartet, The Engines, The Rempis/Rosaly Duo, The Outskirts, Ballister, The Rempis/Daisy Duo, Bishop/Rempis/Kessler/Zerang, and Wheelhouse. Past working groups include Triage, and the Dave Rempis Quartet. Many of these groups have been documented on the Okkadisk, 482 Music, Not Two, Solitaire, and Utech record labels. Rempis also performs and tours with Ken Vandermark's Territory Band and Resonance Project, and The Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten Quintet. Past collaborations have included performances with Paul Lytton, Axel Dörner, Peter Brötzmann, Hamid Drake, Steve Swell, Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Anderson, Kevin Drumm, Paal Nilsson-Love, Tony Buck, and Joe Morris. Rempis has been named twice in the annual Downbeat Critics's Poll as a rising star in both the alto and baritone saxophone categories.
Aside from performing, Rempis is also active as a presenter. From 2002 - 2005, he curated a weekly Thursday-night concert series in conjunction with the Elastic Arts Foundation at their "3030" performance space in Humboldt Park. In the spring of 2006, he moved the series to EAF's new Logan Square space, Elastic, where it continues today. The series has featured over 300 concerts by some of the best improvisers from around the world, while maintaining a focus on up-and-coming local musicians. In late 2005, Rempis helped form the presenters' collective Umbrella Music, working with musicians and presenters from around Chicago to provide better playing opportunities for creative and improvising musicians. As part of this group, he helps to organize the annual Umbrella Music Festival, and was the lead organizer of the Downtown Sound Gallery concert series at Gallery 37 For the Arts in 2006 and 2007.
Rempis is also one of the main organizers of the indie-rock Pitchfork Music Festival, a 60,000-person event which takes place in Chicago's Union Park every July.
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